Lavender Harvest - A BOX OF TWINE

A couple of years ago I planted 2 lavender shrubs at our front entry. This year they have finally blossomed with many flowers. I’m thrilled! When I sit out on these front steps, I enjoy the loveliest lavender scent wafting by. It brings such tranquility.

I also found a bargain-priced lavender plant at the grocery store last week and put it in my urn out back as part of a French Country style setting…love it!

Recently I did some research and decided to go ahead and harvest a bundle of stems this year from one of the front step plants. Although I probably should have done this a little earlier (when the buds hadn’t fully opened yet), I think they’re still a cute bunch. I didn’t prune the whole bush because I still wanted plenty to enjoy outside.

Steps to harvest lavender:

Harvesting the lavender couldn’t be easier. Here are the steps I took (you can also find wonderful instructions at Garden Therapy):

grab some long stems that are ready to harvest
prune them near the base, but not as far down as the woody part of the stem (save the leaves underneath)
tie the bundle together with twine
hang upside down in a cool area away from sun

Lavender Harvest Display

Once the lavender is tied up in a cute bundle, part of the fun of the harvest is to display how pretty it is! I tried out a few places to hang my bundle in the dining room…